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DMU Open House and Brewing

This Saturday, the Werth family had an enjoyable day of fun activities. The weather was nice, so we started off with a bike ride to the “rock park”; the kids’ favorite park on the north end of town. After playing for a while, we headed to the Delano Marketplace housed in a recently renovated building next to the river, where artists and farmers were selling their crafts and goods.

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Delano Marketplace - Can you find Henry and Elise?

After perusing the market, we walked across the street to the open house for the Delano Municipal Utilities, which was celebrating its 120th anniversary. The open house included a tour of the power plant, free goodies (CFL’s and baseball caps), and a ride on the bucket truck. To complete the event, we received a free lunch at the Legion across the street.

After our stomachs were filled, we biked back home. After putting the boys down for a nap, I dug out the brewing equipment and started my first batch of beer in over 3 years.

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Twas a good day filled with new activities and fun events.

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Brewing

Filling the keg

On Sunday, I’ve taken the big step into the world of kegging. Teresa was in town for the final round of the brewing process. The setup I’m using consists of:

  • 5 lb CO2 tank
  • 5 gallon used Cornelius (soda) keg
  • connections

After replacing the o-rings and sanitizing the equipment, I was ready to transfer the St. Paul Porter into the keg. Once the beer was transferred, I force carbonated the beer by shaking the keg. A small leak started from the beer out connection line, but after tightening the hose connection it was solved. Finally, I poured my first beer. It was a little foamy (and warm) but it was sufficiently carbonated and tasted delicious. The St. Paul Porter is a brew kit from Northern Brewer and is definitely one I’ll need to repeat.

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Brewing

St. Paul Porter

This past weekend Teresa and I brewed up a delicious looking batch of St. Paul Porter. It was a kit from Northern Brewer and has a dark color with lots of hops. It smelled delicious and hopefully in 4 weeks we’ll be able to taste the goodness. Until then, here are some pictures to enjoy.

*All pictures compliments of Teresa